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摘要： Prince William is very happy that the 2012 Olympic Games in London. A. has held B. has been held C. will hold D. will be held

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　　The modern sailing ship was developed by a man who never went to sea. He was Prince Henry of Portugal, the younger son of the Portuguese King and an English Princess.

　　Prince Henry lived in the fifteenth century. As a boy he became devoted to the sea and he dedicated himself to improving the design of ships and the methods of sailing them. In 1416, when he was twenty-two, Henry founded a school for mariners, to which he invited everyone who could help him-Jewish astronomers, Halian and Spanish sailor, and Arab mathematicians and mapmakers who knew how to use the crude compass of the day and could improve it.

　　Henry's goal was to design and equip vessels that would be capable of making long ocean voyage without having to keep close to the shore. The caravel, which he helped design, carried more sails and was longer and slimmer than any ship was made, yet was tough enough to stand up against gales at sea. He also developed the carrack, which was a slower ship, but one that was capable of carrying more goods.

　　The world owes credit to Henry for the development of craft (工艺) that made oceanic exploration possible. He lives in history as Henry the navigator.

1．Prince Henry started his school for the purpose of ________.

[　　]

A．helping mariners

B．improving ship design and sailing methods

C．studying astronomy and mathematics

D．improving his own skill as a sailor

2．Prince Henry's goal was to design vessels that could ________.

[　　]

A．make long deep sea voyage

B．travel faster than those in use at that time

C．explore the coastline of Portugal

D．carry larger crews and more goods

3．Compared with his caravel, Henry's carrack was ________.

[　　]

A．longer and slimmer

B．able to carry more sails

C．able to carry more goods

D．shorter

4．Prince Henry's main achievement was that of ________.

[　　]

A．making oceanic exploration possible

B．improving the compass

C．founding a school for mariners

D．inventing caravel and carrack

5．The best title for this selection is ________.

[　　]

A．The First Modern Sailing Vessels

B．The Mariner Prince

C．Prince Henry's Role in the History of Ship-building

D．The First School for Sailors

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　　Prince Charles yesterday pledged(承诺)to reduce the royal impact on the environment through sweeping changes to his personal lifestyle and official schedule．The prince will replace carbon-heavy private jets and helicopters with scheduled flights and train services．

　　The move came as Prince Charles urged business leaders to publish the environmental pact(协定)of their activities．

　　He said, “Few accountants and business decision-makers ask, ‘How much of our critical natural resource is left? How many miles of polar ice cap have our business helped melt this year? By how many inches have we raised sea levels? How many species have we put at risk? How many homes will be flooded? How many people will die of thirst or starvation because of our activities?’ These are not comfortable questions, but, by God, they need to be asked．”

　　He added, “At the moment these costs do not appear in anyone’s books… Yet they are real, they are happening now and in a relatively short time, the damage being caused maybe beyond remedy(补救)．” He said the world has “running up the biggest global credit card debt in history, but with little or no thought for how the bill will ever be paid．”

　　Flanked by the prime minister and business and community leaders at St James’s Palace, the prince said his new “accounting for sustainability” project would give consumers the power to choose products that caused less damage to the planet．

(1)

One of the moves Prince Charles will take to reduce the royal impact on the environment is _________．
[　　]
A．	taking private jets that are not carbon heavy
B．	taking helicopters instead of private jets
C．	taking trains instead of scheduled flights
D．	taking scheduled flights instead of helicopters

(2)

How does Prince Charles feel about business leaders in terms of environmental protection?
[　　]
A．	Dissatisfied
B．	Disappointed
C．	Doubtful
D．	Impatient

(3)

The underlined phrase “the biggest global credit card debt” in Paragraph 3 probably refers to _________．
[　　]
A．	the great amount of waste produced by industry
B．	the great damage caused to the environment
C．	the great amount of debts of the royal family
D．	the high cost of industry in their producing process

(4)

What is the purpose of the article?
[　　]
A．	to let us know Prince Charles pledges a greener royal lifestyle
B．	to inform us of the importance of protecting the environment
C．	to show Prince Charles’ great concern for the loyal lifestyle
D．	to clarify the role of the royal family to play in the environment protection

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　　Photos that you might have found _down the back of your sofa are now big business!

　　In 2005, the American artist Richard Prince’s photograph of a photograph, Untitled(Cowboy), was sold for $ 1, 248, 000．

　　Prince is certainly not the only contemporary artist to have worked with so-called “found photographs”－a loose term given to everything from discarded(丢弃的)prints discovered in a junk shop to old advertisements or amateur photographs from a stranger’s family album．The German artist Joachim Schmid, who believes “basically everything is worth looking at”, has gathered discarded photographs, postcards and newspaper images since 1982．In his on-going project, Archiv, he groups photographs of family life according to themes： people with dogs; teams; new cars; dinner with the family; and so on．

　　Like Schmid, the editors of several self-published art magazines also champion(捍卫)found photographs．One of them, called simply Found, was born one snowy night in Chicago, when Davy Rothbard returned to his car to find under his wiper(雨刷)an angry note intended for some else： “Why’s your car HERE at HER place?” The note became the starting point for Rothbard’s addictive publication, which features found photographs sent in by readers, such a poster discovered in our drawer．

　　The whole found-photograph phenomenon has raised some questions．Perhaps one of the most difficult is： can these images really be considered as art? And if so, whose art? Yet found photographs produced by artists, such Richard Prince, may riding his horse hurriedly to meet someone? Or how did Prince create this photograph? It’s anyone’s guess．In addition, as we imagine the back-story to the people in the found photographs artists, like Schmid, have collated(整理), we also turn toward our own photographic albums．Why is memory so important to us? Why do we all seek to freeze in time the faces of our children, our parents, our lovers, and ourselves? Will they mean anything to anyone after we’ve gone?

(1)

The first paragraph of the passage is used to ________．
[　　]
A．	remind readers of found photographs
B．	advise reader to start a new kind of business
C．	ask readers to find photographs behind sofa
D．	show readers the value of found photographs

(2)

According to the passage, Joachim Schmid ________．
[　　]
A．	is fond of collecting family life photographs
B．	found a complaining not under his car wiper
C．	is working for several self-published magazines
D．	wondered at the artistic nature of found photographs

(3)

The underlined word “them” in Para 4 refers to ________．
[　　]
A．	the readers
B．	the editors
C．	the found photographs
D．	the self-published magazines

(4)

By asking a series of questions in Para 5, the author mainly intends to indicate that ________．
[　　]
A．	memory of the past is very important to people
B．	found photographs allow people to think freely
C．	the back-story of found photographs is puzzling
D．	the real value of found photographs is questionable

(5)

The author’s attitude towards found photographs can be described as ________．
[　　]
A．	critical
B．	doubtful
C．	optimistic
D．	satisfied

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　　St James's Palace has announced that while Miss Middleton will wear a wedding ring．Prince William has chosen not to．

　　Rings are typically exchanged by couples during their wedding to represent commitment(承诺)to each other．Does it matter if husbands don’t wear a wedding ring?

　　Prince William's father wears one, his grandfather doesn't and their decisions weren't seen as strange．But reactions to Prince William's decision show that wedding rings for husbands are now the norm．One young man, who spoke to the BBC, thinks William is setting a bad example, saying："I think it's disgraceful(不光彩的)．It's a tradition．You have to wear a ring really．And for someone of the royal family to do that, it's not right．"

　　Broadly speaking, modem husbands tend to wear their wedding rings as a symbol of loyalty and faithfulness．So not wearing one can seem unusual or even dishonest to some, although men haven't always worn them．

　　The wearing of wedding rings has been the done thing for centuries among wives but only became common practice among husbands during World War II．Men fighting overseas usually wore them as a reminder of wives and families back home．

　　Wearing rings is a safety issue(问题)for men in certain manual jobs．But how does William explain his decision?A royal officer has said he "isn't one for jewelry"．

(1)

According to the passage, which of the following statements is TRUE?
[　　]
A．	There is going to be a royal exhibition of jewelry．
B．	Wearing rings among husbands and wives is tradition at all times．
C．	All the male members of British royalty don't wear wedding rings．
D．	Wearing rings is a safety guarantee for some manual jobs．

(2)

What is the author's attitude towards Prince William's decision?
[　　]
A．	Subjective．
B．	Objective．
C．	Approving．
D．	Disappointed．

(3)

By saying "he isn't one for jewelry", the royal officers meant that ________．
[　　]
A．	Prince William is a person who doesn't like wearing jewelry．
B．	Prince William isn't a person who is crazy about collecting jewelry．
C．	Prince William considers jewelry penniless．
D．	Prince William doesn't wear a wedding ring for safety．

(4)

What would be the best title for this passage?
[　　]
A．	To Wear Wedding Rings or Not
B．	Complaint about British Royal Disgraceful Behavior
C．	The History of Wearing Wedding Rings
D．	No Ring for Wills

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　　The move came as Prince Charles urged business leaders to publish the environmental pact(协定)of their activities．He said, "Few accountants and business decision-makers ask, 'How much of our critical natural resource is left? How many miles of polar ice cap has our business helped melt this year? By how many inches have we raised sea levels? How many species have we put at risk? How many homes will be flooded? How many people will die of thirst or starvation because of our activities?' These are not comfortable questions, but, by God, they need to he asked．"

　　He added, "At the moment these costs do not appear in anyone's books．Yet they are real, they are incurred now and in a relatively short time, the damage being caused may be beyond remedy(治疗)．" He said the world was "running up the biggest global credit card debt in history, but with little or no thought for how the bill will ever be paid．"

　　Flanked by the prime minister and business and community leaders at St James's Palace, the prince said his new "accounting for sustainability" project would give consumers the power to choose products that caused less damage to the planet．

　　Duchy Originals, the prince's food company, is taking steps to work out how much carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas are emitted(排放)in growing, processing and distributing its products．The changes to the prince's travel arrangements announced yesterday are part of a wider review of the carbon footprint associated with activities at all three of his residences-Clarence House in London, High-grove and Birkhall on the Balmorals estate, as well as the activities of his 21 personal and 105 full-time staff．Measures include a review of electricity use, commuter and other staff travel are intended to identify further reductions in carbon dioxide emissions(排放)．The review will report in June, when Clarence House will announce annual targets to reduce carbon emissions．

(1)

One of the moves Prince Charles will take to reduce the royal impact on the environment is _________．
[　　]
A．	taking private jets that are not carbon-heavy
B．	taking helicopters instead of private jets
C．	taking trains instead of scheduled flights
D．	taking scheduled flights instead of helicopters

(2)

How does Prince Charles feel about business leaders in terms of environmental protection?
[　　]
A．	Dissatisfied．
B．	Indifferent
C．	Doubtful．
D．	Impatient．

(3)

In response to Prince Charles' calls, Duchy Originals will _________．
[　　]
A．	make as much green food as possible
B．	cut down its cost
C．	figure out its greenhouse gas emission
D．	continue its greenhouse gas emission

(4)

The underlined phrase "the biggest global credit card debt" in Paragraph 3 probably refers to _________．
[　　]
A．	the great amount of waste produced by industry
B．	the great damage caused to the environment
C．	the great amount of debts of the royal family
D．	the high cost of industry in their producing process

(5)

What would be the best title for the passage?
[　　]
A．	Prince Charles Pledges New Royal Lifestyle
B．	Prince Charles and Air Pollution
C．	Prince Charles and His Concern For Environment
D．	The Royal Family Has a Role to Play in Environment Protection

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